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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping While Loops

Posted by Eswar Ambati
Eswar Ambati
890 Points

My console isn't responding the way it should

password = input("Please input enter the super secret password: ") while password != 'opensesame': password = input("Invalid password, try again:") print("Welcome to a secret town")

I had typed this code into the console when I first typed in an invalid password. However, unlike in the video where is said welcome to a secret town It just kept on saying invalid password try again when I typed in opensesame in the console multiple times

Kirsten Smith
Kirsten Smith
3,484 Points

Could you format your code with the Markdown Cheatsheet https://teamtreehouse.com/community/cheatsheet It could be a problem with the indenting but I can't tell in this format.

Stu Cowley
Stu Cowley
5,801 Points

The above code, but formatted ?

password = input("Please input enter the super secret password: ") 

while password != 'opensesame': 
    password = input("Invalid password, try again:") 

print("Welcome to a secret town")
priyanka shukla
priyanka shukla
3,051 Points

asking too late !!! have you solved this problem

2 Answers

Ramkumar Ganesan
Ramkumar Ganesan
16,548 Points
Ramkumar Ganesan
Ramkumar Ganesan
16,548 Points

i think i know the answer. You are running python instead of python3, which is the newest version. If you run python, you have to use raw_input instead of input, or else it will only work if your password is in quotation marks, as such 'opensesame'. Try running python3, just type python3 instead of python. If that doesnt work, change your code to this:

password = raw_input("Please input enter the super secret password: ")

while password != 'opensesame': password = raw_input("Invalid password, try again:")

print("Welcome to a secret town")

Jose Salazar
Jose Salazar
9,393 Points

Running on Linux, and this worked for me. Thanks for the answer!

cem günaltay
cem günaltay
1,332 Points
cem günaltay
cem günaltay
1,332 Points

Having the same problem as like esmar. Can't fix it anyway. Somebody to help?? Console repeats and locks saying "Please try again" I don't have problem when password is true